Summary
Democrats are renewing calls for stricter gun laws on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. This comes after recent mass shootings in the U.S. and abroad. While some lawmakers push for reforms, no major federal gun-control laws have passed this year.
Key Facts
- In 2012, a shooter killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
- Sandy Hook is the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. elementary school.
- Recent shootings include two deaths at Brown University and 16 deaths at a Hanukkah event in Sydney.
- Democrats urge gun reform, citing the need for universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.
- No major U.S. federal gun control laws have passed in 2023.
- The 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increased background checks and mental health funding.
- Some states have different levels of gun restrictions, with no uniform federal law.
